BDE-100

Older furniture/foam, electronics, car interiors, and e‑waste; it leaches into indoor dust and builds up in fish, meat, and dairy [1][2].

Breathing or swallowing house dust, hand‑to‑mouth contact (especially for kids), eating contaminated foods, transfer during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and work around recycling or foam/renovation [1][2][3].

Persistent and bioaccumulative; prenatal/childhood exposure is linked to lower IQ, attention/behavior problems, and altered thyroid hormones; possible reproductive and immune effects [1][4].

Infants and toddlers, pregnant people, foam/e‑waste and recycling workers, frequent renovators, and people eating a lot of fatty animal foods or certain local fish [1][2][3].

Wet‑wipe and HEPA vacuum; wash hands before eating; repair/replace crumbling foam; choose PBDE‑free products; ventilate; trim fat from meats, choose low‑fat dairy, follow fish advisories, and recycle electronics safely [1][2].